Graphic Cigarette Packaging May Deter Smokers

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A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts a smoker who has a surgically created hole in his throat called a stoma -- a common consequence of throat cancer surgery. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

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Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts a smoker who has a surgically created hole in his throat called a stoma -- a common consequence of throat cancer surgery. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

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Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts an infant exposed to cigarette smoke. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The act requires that graphic health warnings appear on the upper portion of the front and rear panels of each cigarette package and comprise at least the top 50 percent of the panels.

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Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts a child wearing an oxygen mask, implicitly as a result of her chronic exposure to secondhand smoke. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. In addition to appearing on cigarette packaging, the warnings also would appear in each cigarette advertisement, occupying at least 20 percent of the ad space.

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Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts a body in a morgue along with a warning about fatal lung disease. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

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Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts a pair of healthy lungs on the left and a pair of smoke-damaged lungs on the right. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

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Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts a patient who apparently is dying of cancer brought about by smoking. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

FDA

Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts a crying woman next to a message linking smoking with fatal lung disease. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

FDA

Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements depicts oral disease, a known risk of tobacco use. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

FDA

Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements suggests the increased risk of heart problems among smokers by depicting a man who has just suffered a heart attack or stroke. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act which that require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

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Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements suggests the increased risk of problems in children born to smokers by showing a picture of a baby in a neonatal intensive care unit. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.

FDA

Cigarette packaging slide show

A proposed graphic health warning for cigarette packages and advertisements suggests the increased risk of early death among smokers by showing a body in a casket. The new package warnings are part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would require that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings.